Sec Form 4 Filing - Carroll David Francis @ IVERIC bio, Inc. - 2022-03-18

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Carroll David Francis
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IVERIC bio, Inc. [ ISEE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O IVERIC BIO, INC., 8 SYLVAN WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/18/2022
(Street)
PARSIPPANY, NJ07054
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/18/2022 M( 1 ) 8,237 A $ 1.45 74,505( 2 ) D
Common Stock 03/18/2022 S( 1 ) 11,561 D $ 17.0022( 3 ) 62,944 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.45 03/18/2022 M( 1 ) 8,237 ( 4 ) 12/11/2028 Common Stock 8,237 $ 0 91,763 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carroll David Francis
C/O IVERIC BIO, INC.
8 SYLVAN WAY
PARSIPPANY, NJ07054
CFO
Signatures
/s/ Todd Anderman, as Attorney-in-Fact for David Carroll 03/22/2022
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The exercises and sales reported on this form were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 19, 2021.
( 2 )This total includes 764 shares acquired by the Reporting Person on March 15, 2022, under the Registrant's 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan that were not previously reported.
( 3 )The sale price of the Reporting Person's shares represents the weighted average price of all shares sold by a broker in multiple transactions effected at prices ranging from $17.00 to $17.02 per share on March 18, 2022. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Registrant or a security holder of the Registrant, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range.
( 4 )This stock option award was granted on December 12, 2018 and vests with respect to 25% of the shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the grant date and with respect to the remaining shares in approximately equal monthly installments through the fourth anniversary of the grant date.

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